tumbril
A kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a ducking stoolA kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a ducking stool.
Meaning
4 senses(historical)A kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a ducking stool.
A cart well suited to dumping its load easily, being single-axled and also often having a hinged tailboard.
(historical)A cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their death, especially to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
(UK, obsolete)A basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Old French tumberel (modern French tombereau, in Anglo-Latin tumberellus), from tombeFrom Old French tumberel (modern French tombereau, in Anglo-Latin tumberellus), from tomber, tumber (“to fall”).
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